Patents by Inventor John Anthony Lyons

John Anthony Lyons has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of operation of an electric turbocompounding system
    Patent number: 8364378
    Abstract: A method of operation of an electric turbocompounding system for a reciprocating engine comprises the steps of retrieving from the engine ECU data pertaining to engine condition, retrieving from a set of turbine efficiency data an optimum turbogenerator speed at the engine condition, setting a desired turbogenerator set speed based on the engine condition and on a speed at which turbine efficiency is deemed to be optimum, measuring an output voltage of the turbogenerator, comparing the measured voltage with a pre-determined voltage range and where the measured voltage falls outside of the pre-determined voltage range, adjusting the turbogenerator set speed to reduce or increase the output voltage to within the pre-determined voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Bowman Power Group Limited
    Inventors: Tjerk Michiel De Graaff, Jonathon McGuire, Stephen Henry Hill, John Anthony Lyons
  • METHOD OF OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC TURBOCOMPOUNDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110172894
    Abstract: A method of operation of an electric turbocompounding system for a reciprocating engine comprises the steps of retrieving from the engine ECU data pertaining to engine condition, retrieving from a set of turbine efficiency data an optimum turbogenerator speed at the engine condition, setting a desired turbogenerator set speed based on the engine condition and on a speed at which turbine efficiency is deemed to be optimum, measuring an output voltage of the turbogenerator, comparing the measured voltage with a pre-determined voltage range and where the measured voltage falls outside of the pre-determined voltage range, adjusting the turbogenerator set speed to reduce or increase the output voltage to within the pre-determined voltage range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Tjerk Michiel De Graaff, Jonathon McGuire, Stephen Henry Hill, John Anthony Lyons